- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/first-orion/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:23:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Graduating student finds bright future at 尝’翱谤茅补濒 /news-archive/2017/12/11/lottie-richardson-graduation-loreal/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:23:40 +0000 /news/?p=68782 ... Graduating student finds bright future at 尝’翱谤茅补濒]]> Lottie Richardson had a plan to graduate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, go to medical school, and become a doctor.聽 鈥淚 grew up with this university being in my backyard all of my life,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 witnessed campus life and how you do outreach in the community. I was convinced by mom, Letha Walker Richardson, who earned her bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree here, that you can be the face of the city and encourage other young people to make a difference in the city. The college is the city, and we are afforded the opportunity to have the city and the college, so that was a win win for me.鈥 While she will proudly graduate Dec. 16 from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in systems engineering and minor in mathematics, an unexpected opportunity at has changed her career plans. Richardson developed an interest in the manufacturing industry while taking an operations course. She spoke with Jeff Jones, a fellow systems engineering graduate who works at 尝’翱谤茅补濒 who invited her to learn more about the company. 鈥淭hey called me for an interview, and the rest is history,鈥 Richardson said. 鈥淚 immediately fell in love with 尝’翱谤茅补濒 and said I needed to be here. They are the No. 1 cosmetics company. It鈥檚 one of the greatest companies to work for. They provide you with the tools to be successful. With me having zero experience walking in the door, they saw something in me and provided me with all the tools I need to be successful.鈥 Richardson works 20 hours a week as a project manager in the Flows Department, which supports the production of 尝’翱谤茅补濒 products. She is also working on integrating the company’s labeling and management systems into one automated system that would lay the groundwork for automated guided vehicles (AVGs), portable robots that follow markers or wires in the floor or uses vision, magnets, or lasers for navigation. The AVGs could be used to easier make materials easier to move in the facility. Richardson鈥檚 supervisor, Tyler Kent, flows project engineer, described Richardson as a good employee who knows how to get projects done. 鈥淟ottie has a very good work ethic,鈥 Kent said. 鈥淪he has taken the projects assigned to her and pushed through roadblocks to make sure they get done. She asks the right questions and has been very good at reaching out to other departments when she needs help. I am glad to have had her in our department as she has done an excellent job and made a good impression on our staff here.鈥 Richardson has been an active member of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community, serving as president of the Society of Women Engineers and treasurer of the National Society of Black Engineers. A member of the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps, she has gained valuable experience as a student ambassador for the College of Engineering and Information Technology, a data verification intern at in Little Rock, and a student researcher for the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences. Another great accomplishment at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has been a trip to the Clinton Global Initiative University Oct. 13-15 at Northeastern University in Boston. Her team was selected to attend the conference for their senior design project. They worked with a nonprofit organization that introduces clean water solutions, to redesign and build a water pump that will provide access to clean drinking water in a rural village in Haiti. 鈥淪tudents our age are going above and beyond for people in this country and others,鈥 Richardson said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 humbling. It makes you feel like there are still good people on this earth.鈥 Dr. Andrew Wright, professor of systems engineering, and Dr. Lakeshia Jones, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, have served as her mentors at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淭hey were some of the first faces I saw my freshman year, and they made an impression on me,鈥 Richardson said. 鈥淭hey helped me transition from high school to an adult. I want to be just as successful as they are.鈥 In July, Richardson got engaged to fellow 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student Corwin Briton, a criminal justice major, whom she met during her cousin鈥檚 graduation from eStem High School. To Richardson, the future is clear. She will begin the new year with a full-time position at 尝’翱谤茅补濒聽and marry her fianc茅 in 2019. She is also looking forward to attending a mission trip with her church, Saint Mark Baptist Church. After a year, she plans to begin the Master of Business Administration program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student fulfills dream of becoming U.S. citizen /news-archive/2017/10/31/becoming-u-s-citizen/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:53:43 +0000 /news/?p=68392 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student fulfills dream of becoming U.S. citizen]]> Sunny Harshdeep鈥檚 first memory of moving to Arkansas from India is getting a giant soda at Subway.聽 鈥淚 remember the first time I came here I was pretty sleepy,鈥 Harshdeep said. 鈥淚t was a long trip from India. The first thing I remember is going to Subway and getting one of those humongous cups of soda. I have never seen a cup that big, only in America. Everything in America was bigger in general.鈥 Harshdeep, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, immigrated to America with his mother and younger sister in 2009, when Harshdeep was 12. Now Harshdeep is celebrating another milestone in his life. He and his entire family have recently been naturalized as United States citizens. Harshdeep and his mother took the oath of citizenship Sept. 20 at the Little Rock District Court with U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, in attendance, while his father and sister became citizens in August. 鈥淚t felt good to realize I was a U.S. citizen,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t opens me up to a lot of opportunities I didn鈥檛 have. I can finally vote. I can also run for office one day if I choose to pursue that path.鈥 His family鈥檚 journey to become citizens has taken eight years. After five years as permanent residents, they applied to become citizens. The application process involved background checks, interviews, and written and oral tests, all to make sure that Harshdeep鈥檚 family had fully integrated into American society. Although Harshdeep and his family gave up citizenship to their native country of India, Harshdeep thinks the sacrifice was worth it to become a U.S. citizen. The family is also applying for lifetime visas to India, which would allow them to travel more freely between the U.S. and India. 鈥淭his is where our lives have been for the past eight years,鈥 he said. 鈥淭his is where I see my future. We have the most freedom and opportunity to succeed. I love it.鈥

Coming to America

They left their hometown in India, Anjar, and followed Harshdeep鈥檚 father, Inderjeet Singh, who came to work at a new manufacturing plant in Little Rock set up by his company, . 鈥淭hat company is always expanding,鈥 he said. 鈥淥ne branch is pipe manufacturing for the gas and oil industry. They wanted to expand to the United States, and they chose Little Rock because it鈥檚 almost in the middle of the country, and they can transport their pipes to anywhere in the country.鈥 Harshdeep came to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a plan to major in mechanical engineering and minor in information technology. He is a member of the Chancellor鈥檚 Leadership Corps, a student ambassador for the College of Engineering and Information Technology, and a resident assistant. After graduation, he had planned to start his own research and development company focusing on robotics. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock offers one of the finest programs in the country, and I consider myself fortunate to be able to attend the only college in the state which offers an engineering technology program.鈥 Things changed after Harshdeep completed a one-year internship as a data verification intern at in Little Rock. 鈥淚 got a taste of the technology field and what it has to offer,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 enjoyed that environment a lot, which is why I am starting to pursue web design and development as my main career.鈥 Now Harshdeep is planning to work in the tech industry after he graduates in 2020 and is earning an associate degree in mechanical engineering to keep his skills sharp. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock has been awesome,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 am trying out a lot of new things, and it has given me a lot of chances to grow. It鈥檚 always welcoming and gives opportunities to students who show they are willing to put in the effort.鈥 ]]>